Legal Opinion
Woods v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 1971No. 43479PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of rape. The state did not file notice that it would seek the death penalty ; the punishment was assessed by the court at life.
The evidence reveals that appellant lived with his parents in a rural area of Hockley County. Their house bordered on the north side of a country road adjacent to the Lubbock-Brownfield Highway, approximately 24 of a mile west of prosecutrix’ home which bordered on the south side of the same road.
The offense took place at approximately 1:30 A.M. December 7, 1968, in the bedroom of prosecutrix, who…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Davis v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Luis Sanchez Plazola v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Medford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Azeez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Hardinge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Honeycutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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